Yes, we already have Black Canary, the Alex Ross one in the classic costume, and she is marvelous. However, I do like Dinah's current costume. And I've quite liked the figures I've gotten from this series.
So how will we reconcile the presence of two Canaries? This time it's relatively easy, I think--the one in the modern costume is the current Canary, while the one in the classic outfit is her mom. That works, doesn't it? Or have they changed continuity yet again?
On the whole it's a good-looking figure. The jacket looks great, and that's a hard bit of costuming to do on an action figure so that impressed me. The fishnets are made of netting, which I guess is the standard for fishnets--the back seam looks like hell, but what are you going to do? The stance is heroic. The hair is gorgeous (I have two daughters, they notice hair a lot).
The face, however, is I think rather bland and unexpressive, which is disappointing. Dinah should have some character. She should not resemble a department-store mannequin. None of the other figures in this series have had that flaw, so I'm particularly annoyed. (Also, why does she have blonde eyebrows? Dinah isn't a natural blonde, she's got black hair, doesn't she?)
She's reasonably posable, given her costume. The long hair limits head movement. The arms do not turn out at the shoulders (although they do turn), as they usually do with this series, which I expect has something to do with the jacket. She bends at the knees, elbows and hips, and turns at the wrist but not the ankle.
Not a bad figure, although the face is a problem.
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